Arsenal players struggle to take 26 steps without getting a career threatening injury

Did he do it in 6 inch heels though?

Then I'd be impressed

Not been watching but didn't his medics ask him to stop for a day?

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Eddie Izzard, a man that is prepared to go for through the pain barrier for the cause, unlike the namby pamby footballers, that think playing 90 minutes football once a week is somehow ground breaking.

He's doing 27 marathons in 27 days, each marathon representing a year for Nelson Mandela's imprisonment

He's taking one day off part way through and running a double marathon on the last day

Compare his times at the first marathon and last. I suspect you'll see a significant drop off, as you would if these 'Namby Pamby' footballers played every game.

Just because they're still running, doesn't mean they're doing it well.

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Ace

Your a man of steel.

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Ace

I am into walking myself, regularly do a 12 miler, even at 67, I find it very therapeutic. I have been doing it for the past 40 years, plenty of 150 mile jaunts under my belt back in the day. I love hill walking.

comment by The Ace Face (U18814)
posted 23 minutes ago
Amazing effort from Izzard.

Any other runners here? I've never done a full marathon, quite a few halves. My best ever running effort was the 2010 Leeds Abbey Dash, did 10k in just over 37 minutes, I was on fire. My first son was born a few weeks later and I did the following year in 42 minutes! Would be satisfied with 45 now, not sure I'd even get that.
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Used to do the Athletics at my peak could run 5.5miles in 28mins30s. At 17/18 I was running 10k in morning and 10k in evening plus gym work. Coach was going mental saying I was overdoing it. By 19 I wasn't able to walk more than 100 yards without mymy kneecap dislocating and me having to pop it back in. My coach was 100% correct.

The concept of injury resistance and the importance of it shouldn't be downplayed. The way Russian cyclists are picked is akin to throwing eggs at a wall and taking the ones that don't break. I'm not sure Spurs should adopt this approach for youth development.

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comment by Son, Son, Son, Here he comes (U8011)
posted 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
Compare his times at the first marathon and last. I suspect you'll see a significant drop off, as you would if these 'Namby Pamby' footballers played every game.

Just because they're still running, doesn't mean they're doing it well.
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That's not what he was saying the other day. Apparently your body becomes accustomed to the task after 10 or so days and it is actually getting easier. I think he also said that he is running faster than he was at the start.

comment by Galvin : 'Yeah'. (U10415)
posted 11 minutes ago
I'd like to know what he's running away from.
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1mans chasing him

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Doing a full marathon in October. Bit of a jump from the 14km fun run which is currently the most I've done....
If Eddie Izzard can smash through 27 consecutively then I've got a bit of hope

I'm probably older than most on here (except Sandy as he's an old bu**er). I'm nearly 50 and still happy to run 5-10k every morning (6 days a week) followed by some weights and an hour of CV training a few evenings every week.
Just about anyone can do it if they really want to.

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